ASUS p4c800-e deluxe and Wavemaster

[razor-x]

I have bought the ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard, and the Coolermaster Wavemaster case.

 

The case has a top unit that contains firewire, USB, and an earphone jack + microphone jack.

 

My question is that in th cases top unit, the microphone/earphones jacks have 4 single pin(female) connectors. Where should these be plugged in on the motherboard. There is no documentation that I have been able to find.

 

Many thanks for any help.

[AWS]

They'll plug into the soundcard. If your motherboard has onboard sound they plug into the sound header on the board. Usually this is found near the back of the board.

[razor-x]

They'll plug into the soundcard. If your motherboard has onboard sound they plug into the sound header on the board. Usually this is found near the back of the board.

 

 

Thanks for the response, but I have a further question. The audigy has a connector that looks similar to an IDE connector (with about 30 pins) which is intended to go the the Audigy control panel (front mounted). Would I just pick and choose which pins to use-- until I get it right? Sorry if that sounds silly, but I'm clueless.

 

Also, most likely since the motherboard has good onboard sound I could just not use the Audigy, and use what's already there. BUt the problem is similar. The mobo has a connector with 10 pins: 2 rows of 5 pins) called 'FP_AUDIO'. This is supposed to be used for connecting the mobo to an Intel front panel audio cable. By default there are 2 jumpers on it, but the pins are labeled as follows (from left to right):

 

Top Row: AGND, +5VA, BLINE_OUT_R, (no label), BLINE_OUT_L

Bottom Row: MIC@, MICPWR, Line out_R, NC, Line out_L

 

The 2 jumpers are on: BLINE_OUT_R/ Line out_R and BLINE_OUT_L/Line out_L

 

 

Any clue which pins are the ones I need?

 

Thanks again.

[AWS]

You'll have to move them around until you hit the correct combo. Line line out would be for speakers and line in for mic. Probably 2 pins for each.

Is there any markings on the female connectors? There should be marker in and out with mic pin being marked different.

[GavinO]

The pins for the breakout box usually aren't the ones for other internal connections. On my SoundBlaster, at least, there is a row of connectors across the top edge of the card, complete with the keys to align and engage the connectors.

 

I found this pick of the audigy, not sure if its the model you have, but I circled the connectors: http://www.rpi.edu/~olsong/soundblaster.jpg

[rtyle]

I am having the same problem (same case, same mobo). Did you ever get this problem resolved? If so, please post the resolution. Thanks!

[lilson]

Hi there, found this thread via Google the Great and am having similar problems with the same board.

 

I've got the Mic and Earphone jacks at the front of my PC case that convert into 4 female leads - white, red, black and orange. The motherboard has onboard sound with the layout you described previously.

 

I found this website that has great diagrams for connecting up ports to MoBos, but cannot quite seem to get it right.

 

http://www.frontx.com/order2.html

 

This one seems the closest, but the number of wires dont quite match - http://www.frontx.com/cpx110.html

[lilson]

Kindly Tsunami the case manufacturers sent me a diagram showing what the four coloured leads correspond to. Hopefully this will be the same for yours.

 

Yellow - MIC

Red - R OUT

White - L OUT

Black - GROUND

[Slowmo]

Is there a way to get both the rear sound and front sound plugs to work at the same time on this motherboard sound?